title: Radiographic analysis of metatarsus primus varus. 45 feet followed 15 months after distal metatarsal osteotomy and lateral soft-tissue release.
abstract: We analyzed standardized radiographs of 45 feet in 41 patients with symptomatic hallux valgus and an intermetatarsal angle of 17 (15-23) degrees 15 (9-24) months after distal metatarsal osteotomy and lateral soft-tissue releases. A mean reduction in the II-intermetatarsal angle of 12 degrees and hallux valgus angle of 24 degrees was found. On average, the metatarsus primus varus angle improved by 4 degrees, the I-intermetatarsal angle by 3 degrees and the inclination angle of the first cuneiform by 4 degrees. We conclude that this operation corrects the metatarsus primus varus, without substantially altering the alignment of the long axis of the first metatarsal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foot Surgery I/D, Speising Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petje
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steinböck
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schiller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000601:surgery*; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome